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This Is My South: The Essential Travel Guide to the Southern States
Caroline Eubanks · Globe Pequot Press
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
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You may think you know the South for its food, its people, its past, and its stories, but if there's one thing that's certain, it's that the region tells far more than one tale. It is ever-evolving, open to interpretation, steeped in history and tradition, yet defined differently... |
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Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
David Barrie · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer,... |
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Family Guide Washington, DC
Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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A family-focused guidebook to Washington, D.C., for traveling with children ages 4 to 12.DK Eyewitness Travel: Family Guide Washington, D.C. gives parents with children ages 4 to 12 the specific, family-friendly information they need to plan a vacation to a city with an abundance of history,... |
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West Virginia Off the Beaten Path®: A Guide To Unique Places
Su Clauson-Wicker · Globe Pequot Press; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Book
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West Virginia Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, West Virginia Off... |
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The Rough Guide to Central America on a Budget
Alasdair Baverstock · Rough Guides
Pages: 616
Format: Print book
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The Rough Guide to Central America on a Budget is the ultimate guide to traveling the region and getting the most value for every dollar, colón, quetzal, or lempira.Detailed color maps and in-depth coverage of how to get around go hand-in-hand with inspirational itineraries and authoritative... |
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The Edge of Extinction: Travels with Enduring People in Vanishing Lands
Jules Pretty · Comstock Publishing Associates; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In The Edge of Extinction, Jules Pretty explores life and change in a dozen environments and cultures across the world, taking us on a series of remarkable journeys through deserts, coasts, mountains, steppes, snowscapes, marshes, and farms to show that there are many different ways to live... |
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Insiders' Guide® to Savannah & Hilton Head
Georgia Byrd · Globe Pequot Press; 9th Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Insiders' Guide to Savannah and Hilton Head is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to these treasured Southern cities. Written by a local (and true insider) , this guide offers a personal and practical perspective that makes it a must-have guide for travelers... |
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Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges
David Scott · Globe Pequot Press; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Book
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The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges is the only definitive guide of its kind--covering every lodge run by the National Park Service, from luxurious inns to rustic cabins. The authors, National Park experts, tell readers how to leave behind the hassles and headaches and make trip... |
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Minnesota Off the Beaten Path®: Discover Your Fun
Mark Weinberger · Globe Pequot Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Minnesota Off the Beaten Path show you the North Star State you never knew existed. Ski, hike, or just relax at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; visit a three-billion-year-old... |
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Slow Train to Switzerland: One Tour, Two Trips, 150 Years—and a World of Change Apart
Diccon Bewes · Nicholas Brealey Publishing; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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A bestseller in Europe and the United Kingdom, Slow Train to Switzerland is now in paperback! Diccon Bewes, author of the immensely popular Swiss Watching, follows Thomas Cooks groundbreaking tour from England to the Swiss Alps. Bewes uses traveler Jemima Morells diary from 1863 to retrace... |
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The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
Tim Butcher · Grove Press
Pages: 326
Format: Print book
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On a summer morning in Sarajevo almost a hundred years ago, a teenager took a pistol out of his pocket and fired not just the opening rounds of the First World War but the starting gun for modern history. By killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Gavrilo... |
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Secret Paris
JACQUES GARANCE · Jonglez Publishing
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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A priest who blesses animals, winemaking firefighters, a tree in a church, an inverted phallus at a well-known entrance, an atomic bomb shelter under Gare de l'Est, a real Breton lighthouse near Montparnasse, unsuspected traces of former brothels, a patron saint of motorists, royal... |
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Explorer's Guide Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands: A Great Destination
Cecily McMillan · Countryman Press; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Book
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"By all odds the best all-purpose guide to one of the most magical regions." -- John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Charleston has become the most compelling destination in the coastal south for people who are serious about food and cooking, and this... |
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The Louisiana Field Guide: Understanding Life in the Pelican State
Ryan Orgera · Louisiana State University Press
Format: Hardcover
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In Louisiana, every bite of food and each turn of phrase is an expression of cultural literacy. Correctly pronouncing Tchoupitoulas or Atchafalaya, knowing the difference between the first Governor Long and the second one, being able to spot the artwork of Caroline Durieux, and honoring... |
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